Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 72 / Monday, April 16, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 18887 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[CGD01–07–035] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; 

Chelsea River, Chelsea and East 

Boston, MA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations. 

SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast 

Guard District, has issued a temporary 

deviation from the regulation governing 

the operation of the P.J. McArdle Bridge 

across the Chelsea River at mile 0.3, 

between Chelsea and East Boston, 

Massachusetts. Under this temporary 

deviation, the bridge may remain in the 

closed position from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., on 

June 16, 2007. Vessels that can pass 

under the draw without a bridge 

opening may do so at all times. This 

deviation is necessary to facilitate the 

annual Chelsea River Revel and 5K 

Road Race. 

DATES: This deviation is effective on 

June 16, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Materials referred to in this 

document are available for inspection or 

copying at the First Coast Guard 

District, Bridge Branch Office, 408 

Atlantic Avenue, Boston, 

Massachusetts, 02110, between 7 a.m. 

and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The telephone 

number is (617) 223–8364. The First 

Coast Guard District Bridge Branch 

Office maintains the public docket for 

this temporary deviation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

McDonald, Project Officer, First Coast 

Guard District, at (617) 223–8364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The P.J. 

McArdle Bridge, across the Chelsea 

River at mile 0.3, between Chelsea and 

East Boston, Massachusetts, has a 

vertical clearance in the closed position 

of 21 feet at mean high water and 30 feet 

at mean low water. The existing 

drawbridge operation regulations are 

listed at 33 CFR 117.593. 

The owner of the bridge, the City of 

Boston, requested a temporary deviation 

to facilitate the annual Chelsea River 

Revel and 5K Road Race. The bridge 

will not be able to open while this 

scheduled event is underway. 

Under this temporary deviation, the 

P.J. McArdle Bridge need not open for 

the passage of vessel traffic between 8 

a.m. and 5 p.m. on June 16, 2007. 

Vessels that can pass under the bridge 

without a bridge opening may do so at 

all times. 

This deviation from the operating 

regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 

117.35. 

Dated: April 5, 2007. 

Gary Kassof, 

Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard 

District. 

[FR Doc. E7–7152 Filed 4–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[CCGD05–07–035] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone: Satellite Launch, NASA 

Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, 

VA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The U. S. Coast Guard is 

establishing a safety zone in support of 

a satellite rocket space launch 

originating from the Mid-Atlantic 

Regional Spaceport (MARS) Pad 0B 

launch complex. This action is intended 

to restrict vessel traffic within 12- 

nautical miles of Wallops Island, VA as 

described herein. This safety zone is 

necessary to facilitate the launch 

process and protect mariners from the 

hazards associated with the satellite 

launch. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 2 a.m. 

April 21, 2007 until 5 a.m. April 24, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this 

preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket CGD05–07–

035 and are available for inspection or 

copying at the U. S. Coast Guard Sector 

Hampton Roads, Norfolk Federal 

Building, 200 Granby St., Suite 700, 

Norfolk, VA, 23510 between 9 a.m. and 

2 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT 

Bill Clark, Waterways Management 

Division, U. S. Coast Guard Sector 

Hampton Roads, Virginia at (757) 668–

5580. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulatory Information 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

was not published for this regulation as 

good cause exists for not publishing a 

NPRM and for making this regulation 

effective less than 30 days after Federal 

Register publication under 5 U.S.C. 

553(d)(3). Any delay encountered in this 

regulation’s effective date by publishing 

a NPRM would be contrary to public 

safety as immediate action is required to 

prevent vessel traffic from transiting 

through the navigable waters in the 

vicinity of the Wallops Island, 

Chincoteague Inlet, and those waters 

extending beyond the State of Maryland 

located within the boundaries of the 

safety zone. 

Background and Purpose 

On April 21, 2007, the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

(NASA) will be attempting to launch a 

rocket carrying a spacecraft from 

Wallops Island, VA. Spectators are 

expected to be observing from both land 

and sea. 

Vessel traffic in the vicinity of this 

location will be temporarily restricted 

while the safety zone is in effect and as 

described herein. The safety zone will 

be in effect from 2 a.m. on April 21, 

2007 until 5 a.m. on April 24, 2007. 

This safety zone will be enforced from 

2 a.m. until 5 a.m. each day the safety 

zone is in effect. If the launch occurs as 

planned on one of those days during 

this period, then the safety zone will no 

longer be enforced on subsequent days 

following the launch as identified in 

this paragraph. 

To protect mariners and spectators 

from the hazards associated with the 

launch, and to protect the launch 

vehicle and equipment a warning signal 

will be displayed in accordance with 33 

CFR 334.130(b)(3). 

Discussion of Rule 

The U.S. Coast Guard is establishing 

a regulated area that consists of a safety 

zone encompassing all navigable waters 

from 37°–48′–30′′ N/075°–31′–58′′ W on 

Northam Narrows to 37°–51′–30′′ N/ 

075°–28′–36′′ W on Cat Creek. This 

regulated area will follow the Virginia 

coastal and inland shoreline from the 

aforementioned position in Cat Creek 

out to a point on the northeast tip of 

Wallops Island at 37°–53′–03′′ N/075°–

25′–05′′ W, thence to a point on the 

southwest tip of Assateague Island at 

37°–52′–28′′N/075°–24′–20′′ W, thence 

to a point on the southeast side of 

Assateague Island at 37°–51′–32′′N/ 

075°–22′–01′′ W, thence easterly to a 

point on the United States territorial 

seas boundary line at 37°–47′–30′′ N/ 

075°–09′–55′′ W. The regulated area will 

continue in a southerly direction along 

the United States territorial seas 

boundary line to a point at 37°–40′–56′′ 

N/075°–21′–12′′ W, thence westerly to a 


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